Sunday, October 5, 2008

Candidate Kung-Fu

What a great way to get people interested in the US Presidential race - turn it into an arcade game. Just in case you thought the existing media and hype around the race wasn't absurd and trivial enough, check out Kung-Fu Election. It's Mortal Kombat, but instead of Scorpion and Sub-Zero, it stars Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, the Obamas and the McCains. The concept is simple: Pick a player and try to literally kick the electoral stuffing out of someone from across the aisle.

On the GOP side, there's John McCain, dressed as Kane from Kung-Fu, Cindy McCain as the Bride from Kill-Bill, and Sarah Palin, wearing some odd combination of Xena: The Warrior Princess garb and what looks like the fur of an Alaskan air-hunted wolf.

On the Democrat other side, Joe Biden rocks some Soul Caliber-attire while the Obamas don more stereotypical martial arts duds. Each character has a special move. Palin whips out a Second Amendment protected rifle, Cindy McCain attacks with flying blond ponytails, and the often wordy Biden opens his mouth to spit out a foot that will kick you in the face.

It's just so fitting and right for this absurd electoral season, yet so wrong at the same time.

About Me

I was born in 1979, the son of two medical professionals. I grew up in good health in Wellington, New Zealand, a city known for being a high earthquake risk area and the capital of a nation nobody can place on a map.
Due to a lack of imagination I completed bachelor degrees in law and economics from Victoria University of Wellington and a graduate diploma in finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australia. To pay off my then ridiculous student loan, I became a corporate whore and worked for four years in NZ at a major financial services firm, specialising in financial modeling, valuation advice and public finance consulting.
In 2008 I moved to Hong Kong and offered up my soul to the lords of merges and acquisitions. I worked non-stop for two years in corporate finance, specialising in deal structuring, lead transaction advisory and financial due diligence. Then in early 2010, I realised that a career in finance was not for me.
So instead I’ve set about rediscovering myself as a writer, designer and game developer ... keep an eye on this space as the story continues.